· 10/23/1978
People v. District Court of State
Citations
- 586 P.2d 31
- 196 Colo. 401
- 1978 Colo. LEXIS 616
How courts have described this case
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- exercising original jurisdiction to address and ultimately affirm lower court decisions finding the 1973 Colorado death penalty statute unconstitutional
- legislature tried to conform to Gregg and Proffitt by setting forth aggravating and mitigating factors, but exclusion of other relevant factors made statute invalid
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Judges: Erickson
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